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220:Percentage
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608:3,724,507
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369:socialist
363:, led by
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338:Sirimavo
241:11.94pp
156:Dedigama
1042:2008–09
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488:106,816
470:213,733
452:224,995
379:Results
249:7.30pp
223:33.22%
108:Leader
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573:Others
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311:Ceylon
233:Swing
227:37.19%
123:Party
1071:Local
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620:et al
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419:37.19
404:Seats
398:Votes
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350:India
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